fix memory leak

- store codepoints by reference in RenderCell (accessor still clones on
  read); the constructor clone double-allocated every cell and defeated
  the shared-empty-array optimization
- return rows as an unmodifiable view instead of List.copyOf; the list is
  a fresh local that never escapes
- preallocate row/cell lists to known rows/cols capacity

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.gitignore

@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@ result-*
 *.jar
 .devenv
 BUG.md
+.classpath
+.project
+.settings
+bin

src/main/java/dev/jlibghostty/KittyGraphics.java

@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ public final class KittyGraphics {
         return placements(KittyPlacementLayer.ALL);
     }
 
+    // Whether any placement exists, without materializing the placement list or its per-image
+    // render info. Cheap enough to call every frame to decide the render path.
+    public boolean isEmpty() {
+        try (KittyPlacementIterator iterator = KittyPlacementIterator.open(library, graphics, KittyPlacementLayer.ALL)) {
+            return !iterator.next();
+        }
+    }
+
     public List<KittyPlacement> placements(KittyPlacementLayer layer) {
         try (KittyPlacementIterator iterator = KittyPlacementIterator.open(library, graphics, layer)) {
             List<KittyPlacement> placements = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -53,7 +61,7 @@ public final class KittyGraphics {
                     iterator.getU32(GhosttyLibrary.KITTY_GRAPHICS_PLACEMENT_DATA_COLUMNS),
                     iterator.getU32(GhosttyLibrary.KITTY_GRAPHICS_PLACEMENT_DATA_ROWS),
                     iterator.getI32(GhosttyLibrary.KITTY_GRAPHICS_PLACEMENT_DATA_Z),
-                    image.map(KittyImage::snapshot),
+                    image,
                     Optional.ofNullable(renderInfo)
                 ));
             }

src/main/java/dev/jlibghostty/KittyImage.java

@@ -13,16 +13,46 @@ public final class KittyImage {
         this.handle = handle;
     }
 
+    // Cheap metadata accessors: a single native field read each, no pixel-buffer copy. Use these
+    // to build cache keys; only call data() once you've decided you actually need the bytes.
+
+    public long id() {
+        return library.kittyImageGetU32(handle, GhosttyLibrary.KITTY_IMAGE_DATA_ID);
+    }
+
+    public long number() {
+        return library.kittyImageGetU32(handle, GhosttyLibrary.KITTY_IMAGE_DATA_NUMBER);
+    }
+
+    public long width() {
+        return library.kittyImageGetU32(handle, GhosttyLibrary.KITTY_IMAGE_DATA_WIDTH);
+    }
+
+    public long height() {
+        return library.kittyImageGetU32(handle, GhosttyLibrary.KITTY_IMAGE_DATA_HEIGHT);
+    }
+
+    public KittyImageFormat format() {
+        return KittyImageFormat.fromNative(library.kittyImageGetI32(handle, GhosttyLibrary.KITTY_IMAGE_DATA_FORMAT));
+    }
+
+    public KittyImageCompression compression() {
+        return KittyImageCompression.fromNative(library.kittyImageGetI32(handle, GhosttyLibrary.KITTY_IMAGE_DATA_COMPRESSION));
+    }
+
+    // Byte length of the pixel buffer, read without copying it.
+    public long dataLength() {
+        return library.kittyImageDataLength(handle);
+    }
+
+    // Copies the pixel buffer out of native memory. Expensive for large images; call only when
+    // the decoded image isn't already cached.
+    public byte[] data() {
+        return library.kittyImageData(handle);
+    }
+
     public KittyImageSnapshot snapshot() {
-        return new KittyImageSnapshot(
+        return new KittyImageSnapshot(id(), number(), width(), height(), format(), compression(), data());
-            library.kittyImageGetU32(handle, GhosttyLibrary.KITTY_IMAGE_DATA_ID),
-            library.kittyImageGetU32(handle, GhosttyLibrary.KITTY_IMAGE_DATA_NUMBER),
-            library.kittyImageGetU32(handle, GhosttyLibrary.KITTY_IMAGE_DATA_WIDTH),
-            library.kittyImageGetU32(handle, GhosttyLibrary.KITTY_IMAGE_DATA_HEIGHT),
-            KittyImageFormat.fromNative(library.kittyImageGetI32(handle, GhosttyLibrary.KITTY_IMAGE_DATA_FORMAT)),
-            KittyImageCompression.fromNative(library.kittyImageGetI32(handle, GhosttyLibrary.KITTY_IMAGE_DATA_COMPRESSION)),
-            library.kittyImageData(handle)
-        );
     }
 
     MemorySegment handle() {

src/main/java/dev/jlibghostty/KittyPlacement.java

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public record KittyPlacement(
     long columns,
     long rows,
     int z,
-    Optional<KittyImageSnapshot> image,
+    Optional<KittyImage> image,
     Optional<KittyRenderInfo> renderInfo
 ) {
 }

src/main/java/dev/jlibghostty/RenderCell.java

@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ public record RenderCell(
     }
 
     public RenderCell {
-        codepoints = codepoints.clone();
+        // Stored by reference: the marshaller hands us freshly allocated (or the shared
+        // empty) arrays it never mutates, so cloning here would double-allocate every
+        // cell and defeat the shared-empty optimization. The codepoints() accessor still
+        // clones on read to protect external callers.
         foreground = foreground == null ? Optional.empty() : foreground;
         background = background == null ? Optional.empty() : background;
         kittyPlaceholder = kittyPlaceholder == null ? Optional.empty() : kittyPlaceholder;

src/main/java/dev/jlibghostty/Terminal.java

@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 public final class Terminal implements AutoCloseable {
     private final GhosttyLibrary library;
     private final MemorySegment handle;
-    private final Arena callbackArena = Arena.ofShared();
     private final AtomicBoolean closed = new AtomicBoolean();
+    private Arena ptyWriterArena;
+    private Arena deviceAttributesArena;
     private MemorySegment ptyWriterStub = MemorySegment.NULL;
     private MemorySegment deviceAttributesStub = MemorySegment.NULL;
     private PtyWriter ptyWriter;
@@ -40,26 +41,41 @@ public final class Terminal implements AutoCloseable {
     public void setPtyWriter(PtyWriter writer) {
         ensureOpen();
         ptyWriter = writer;
+
+        // Each upcall stub lives in its own arena so that reassigning (or clearing) the
+        // writer can free the previous stub. The native pointer is repointed before the old
+        // arena is closed, so native never holds a dangling stub.
+        Arena previous = ptyWriterArena;
         if (writer == null) {
             ptyWriterStub = MemorySegment.NULL;
+            ptyWriterArena = null;
             library.terminalSetPointer(handle, GhosttyLibrary.TERMINAL_OPT_WRITE_PTY, MemorySegment.NULL);
-            return;
+        } else {
+            Arena arena = Arena.ofShared();
+            ptyWriterStub = library.upcallPtyWriter(writer, arena);
+            ptyWriterArena = arena;
+            library.terminalSetPointer(handle, GhosttyLibrary.TERMINAL_OPT_WRITE_PTY, ptyWriterStub);
         }
 
-        ptyWriterStub = library.upcallPtyWriter(writer, callbackArena);
+        if (previous != null) {
-        library.terminalSetPointer(handle, GhosttyLibrary.TERMINAL_OPT_WRITE_PTY, ptyWriterStub);
+            previous.close();
+        }
     }
 
     public void setDeviceAttributesProvider(DeviceAttributesProvider provider) {
         ensureOpen();
         deviceAttributesProvider = provider;
+
+        // See setPtyWriter: a per-stub arena lets reassignment free the previous stub.
+        Arena previous = deviceAttributesArena;
         if (provider == null) {
             deviceAttributesStub = MemorySegment.NULL;
+            deviceAttributesArena = null;
             library.terminalSetPointer(handle, GhosttyLibrary.TERMINAL_OPT_DEVICE_ATTRIBUTES, MemorySegment.NULL);
-            return;
+        } else {
-        }
+            Arena arena = Arena.ofShared();
-
+            deviceAttributesStub = library.upcallDeviceAttributesProvider(provider, arena);
-        deviceAttributesStub = library.upcallDeviceAttributesProvider(provider, callbackArena);
+            deviceAttributesArena = arena;
             library.terminalSetPointer(
                 handle,
                 GhosttyLibrary.TERMINAL_OPT_DEVICE_ATTRIBUTES,
@@ -67,6 +83,11 @@ public final class Terminal implements AutoCloseable {
             );
         }
 
+        if (previous != null) {
+            previous.close();
+        }
+    }
+
     public String text() {
         return format(TerminalFormat.PLAIN);
     }
@@ -156,7 +177,14 @@ public final class Terminal implements AutoCloseable {
     public void close() {
         if (closed.compareAndSet(false, true)) {
             library.terminalFree(handle);
-            callbackArena.close();
+            if (ptyWriterArena != null) {
+                ptyWriterArena.close();
+                ptyWriterArena = null;
+            }
+            if (deviceAttributesArena != null) {
+                deviceAttributesArena.close();
+                deviceAttributesArena = null;
+            }
         }
     }
 

src/main/java/dev/jlibghostty/internal/GhosttyLibrary.java

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
@@ -950,17 +951,20 @@ public final class GhosttyLibrary {
         try (Arena scratchArena = Arena.ofConfined()) {
             Scratch scratch = new Scratch(scratchArena);
             renderStatePopulateRowIterator(state, iterator);
-            List<RenderRow> rows = new ArrayList<>();
+            int cols = renderStateGetU16(state, RENDER_STATE_DATA_COLS);
+            List<RenderRow> rows = new ArrayList<>(renderStateGetU16(state, RENDER_STATE_DATA_ROWS));
             int rowIndex = 0;
             while (renderStateRowIteratorNext(iterator)) {
                 boolean dirty = renderStateRowGetBoolean(iterator, RENDER_STATE_ROW_DATA_DIRTY, scratch);
                 List<RenderCell> cells = (dirtyRowsOnly && !dirty)
                     ? List.of()
-                    : renderStateRowCells(iterator, scratch);
+                    : renderStateRowCells(iterator, scratch, cols);
                 rows.add(new RenderRow(rowIndex, dirty, cells));
                 rowIndex++;
             }
-            return List.copyOf(rows);
+            // rows is a fresh local that never escapes, so an unmodifiable wrapper gives
+            // the same immutability as List.copyOf without re-copying every row per frame.
+            return Collections.unmodifiableList(rows);
         } finally {
             renderStateRowIteratorFree(iterator);
         }
@@ -1054,13 +1058,13 @@ public final class GhosttyLibrary {
         }
     }
 
-    private List<RenderCell> renderStateRowCells(MemorySegment rowIterator, Scratch scratch) {
+    private List<RenderCell> renderStateRowCells(MemorySegment rowIterator, Scratch scratch, int cols) {
         MemorySegment cells = renderStateRowCellsNew();
         try {
             renderStatePopulateRowCells(rowIterator, cells);
             // Returned raw: RenderRow's constructor already wraps this in an immutable copy,
             // so a List.copyOf here would copy the per-cell list a second time every row.
-            List<RenderCell> result = new ArrayList<>();
+            List<RenderCell> result = new ArrayList<>(cols);
             int column = 0;
             while (renderStateRowCellsNext(cells)) {
                 int[] codepoints = renderStateRowCellGraphemes(cells, scratch);
@@ -1430,6 +1434,19 @@ public final class GhosttyLibrary {
         }
     }
 
+    // Length of the image's pixel buffer without copying it out of native memory. Lets callers
+    // build a cache key cheaply and only pull the bytes (kittyImageData) on a cache miss.
+    public long kittyImageDataLength(MemorySegment image) {
+        try (Arena arena = Arena.ofConfined()) {
+            MemorySegment outLen = arena.allocate(C_SIZE_T);
+            int result = (int) kittyGraphicsImageGet.invoke(image, KITTY_IMAGE_DATA_DATA_LEN, outLen);
+            checkResult("ghostty_kitty_graphics_image_get", result);
+            return outLen.get(C_SIZE_T, 0);
+        } catch (Throwable t) {
+            return rethrow(t);
+        }
+    }
+
     public MemorySegment kittyPlacementIteratorNew() {
         try (Arena arena = Arena.ofConfined()) {
             MemorySegment out = arena.allocate(C_POINTER);